Ausdance National and the Australian Dance Awards selection panel and advisors are pleased to announce the 2018 Australian Dance Awards long list. Congratulations to all nominees.
Services to Dance
- Chris Herzfeld
- Heidrun Löhr
- Hilary Trotter
- Marc Brew
- Marilyn Miller
- Philip Piggin
- Philippe Charluet
- Susan Mayes
- Valerie Lawson
Services to Dance Education
- Helene George
- Katrina Rank
- Paige Gordon
- Raewyn Hill
- Sinsa Mansell
Outstanding Achievement in Community Dance
- Annette Carmichael (WA) for The Beauty Index
- LINK Dance Co (WAAPA), Tracksuit (DADAA) and Co3 Youth with Christine Fricker (WA) for Inventory of Bodies in Movement (IBM Project)
- Nerida Matthaei – Phluxus2 Dance Collective (Qld) for THE indepenDANCE PROJECT
- QPAC, The Royal Ballet and Community Groups (Qld) for We All Dance
- Sprung!! Integrated Dance Group (NSW) for Share House
- Tasdance (Tas) for The Great Community Dance Mashup
- The Flipside Project (NSW) for The Edge
- The Flipside Project (NSW) for New Translations
- Tracks Dance (NT) for Man Made
- Stompin Youth Dance (Tas) for Fully Grown
Outstanding Achievement in Youth Dance
- Austinmer Dance Theatre (NSW) for UNREAL
- Ballet Theatre of Queensland (Qld) for Cinderella (2017)
- Co3 (WA) for Project next
- DRILL (Tas) for Cold Omens
- Joanna Noonan SLIDE Youth Dance (NT) for EXISTENCE
- Melbourne City Youth Ballet (MCYB) for Sleeping Beauty
- Merge Dance Theatre (Qld) for Uninvited Guest
- Moorambilla Voices (NSW) for Gundabooka
- Nerida Matthaei and Dan Evans (Qld) for Inner Outer Space
- QL2 Dance (ACT) for This Poisoned Sea
- Spark Youth Dance Co. (Vic) for Shatter
- The Flipside Project (NSW) for New Translations
- Wagana Aboriginal Dancers and DUST Dancers (NSW) for #PL@$T*X (Jo Clancy)
- Yellow Wheel (Vic) for The People's Dance
Outstanding Achievement in Choreography
- Angela Hamilton for Opus (PACT Theatre)
- Christopher Hill for The Clearest Light (Takuto Ballet at the Quarry, WAB)
- Craig Bary for In Difference (FORM Dance Projects)
- Darcy Grant for BACKBONE (with Gravity & Other Myths Ensemble)
- David McMicken, Josh Mu, Kelly Beneforti, Aaron Lim for Man Made (Tracks Dance Company)
- Kate Harman, Julian Louis, Josh Thomson and Gavin Webber for Cockfight (The Farm)
- Graeme Murphy for The Frock (MADE)
- Grayson Millwood and Gavin Webber (directors) for Frank Enstein (The Farm & Co3)
- Kate Denborough & Gerard van Dyck for Out of earshot (KAGE)
- Kate Harman and Ben Ely for Depthless (The Farm)
- Kyle Page for Tectonic (Dancenorth)
- Lisa Wilson for Wireless (Lisa Wilson Projects)
- Lucy Guerin for Split (Lucy Guerin Inc.)
- Lucy Guerin and Gideon Obarzanek for Attractor (Dancenorth and Lucy Guerin Inc)
- Martin del Amo for Champions (Form Dance Projects)
- Melanie Lane for WOOF (Sydney Dance Company)
- Michelle Ryan for Intimate Spaces (Restless Dance Theatre)
- Natalie Weir for Behind Closed Doors (Expressions)
- Nick Power for Between Tiny Cities រវាងទីក្រុងតូច (Dance Massive)
- Phillip Adams for EVER (BalletLab)
- Raewyn Hill for The Zone (Co3)
- Rafael Bonachela for Nude Live (SDC)
- Rafael Bonachela for Ocho (SDC)
- Sarah Boulter for Enter The Vortex (The Dream Dance Company)
- Sarah-Vyne Vassallo (director) for Days like These (Murmuration, NSW)
- Stephanie Lake for Pile of Bones (Stephanie Lake Company)
- Stephen Page for Bennelong (Bangarra)
- Tim Harbour for Squander and Glory (The Australian Ballet)
Outstanding Performance by a Company
- Australian Dance Theatre (SA) for construct
- Bangarra Dance Theatre (NSW) for Bennelong (2017)
- Co3 (WA) for The Zone
- Co3, The Farm for Frank Enstein
- Dancenorth (Qld) for Spectra
- Dancenorth (Qld) for Tectonic
- Dancenorth (Qld) for Attractor
- Expressions Dance Company (Qld) for Behind Closed Doors
- Expressions Dance Company (Qld) for MOZART AIRBORNE
- Expressions Dance Company (Qld) for PROPEL
- Ochre Contempoary Dance Co (WA) for Good Little Soldier
- Phillip Adams BalletLab (Vic) for EVER
- Queensland Ballet for Raw (triple bill): No Man’s Land, Glass Concerto and Ghost Dances
- Restless Dance Theatre (SA) for Intimate Spaces
- STRUT Dance (WA) for One Flat Thing, Reproduced
- Sydney Dance Company for Nude Live
- Sydney Dance Company for Orb
- Tasdance for Fragile Matter
- The Australian Ballet for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
- The Farm (Qld) for Cockfight
- Tracks Dance (NT) for Man Made
- West Australian Ballet for The Great Gatsby
- West Australian Ballet for Peter Pan
Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance
- Angela Hamilton for Opus
- Antony Hamilton for Number of the Machine
- Australian Dance Artists for Restraint(s)
- Gabrielle Nankivell for Split Second Heros
- Graeme Murphy, Janet Vernon and Mature Artist Dance Experience (MADE) for The Frock
- Lisa Maris McDonell for Chamber Dances
- Lisa Wilson and Paul Charlier for Wireless
- Lizzie & Zaimon Vilmanis for The Inquisition of the Big Bad Wolf (Prying Eye Productions)
- Mariaa Randall for DIVERCITY (Dance Massive)
- Martin del Amo for CHAMPIONS
- Michelle Heaven for In Plan
- Nick Power choreography, Jack Prest sound design for Between Tiny Cities រវាងទីក្រុងតូច
Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer
- Ako Kondo for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (TAB)
- Alana Sargent for Behind Closed Doors (Expressions)
- Alana Sargent for PROPEL (Expressions Dance Company)
- Amanda McGuigan for Sleeping Beauty (TAB)
- Amber Haines for Spectra (Dancenorth)
- Bec Jones for Fragile Matter (Tasdance)
- Charmene Yap for Ocho (SDC)
- Chrissa Keramidas as Clara the Elder for Nutcracker. The Story of Clara (TAB)
- Elise May for Behind Closed Doors (Expressions)
- Ella-Rose Trew for The Zone (Co3 Australia)
- Elma Kris for Bennelong (2017) (Bangarra)
- Jana Castillo for construct (Australian Dance Theatre)
- Juliette Barton for Ocho (SDC)
- Lilian Steiner & Melanie Lane for Split (Lucy Guerin Inc.)
- Michelle Barnett for Behind Closed Doors (Expressions)
- Natalie Allen for One Flat Thing, Reproduced (STRUT Dance)
- Nicola Gunn for Piece for Person and Ghetto Blaster (Dance Massive)
- Raewyn Hill for Good Little Soldier (Ochre Dance Co. WA)
- Samantha Hines for Attractor (Lucy Guerin Inc.)
- Sophia Natale for One Flat Thing, Reproduced (STRUT Dance)
- Yanela Piñera for Glass Concerto (Queensland Ballet)
- Zoe Wozniak for The Zone (Co3)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer
- Aaron Lim for Between Tiny Cities រវាងទីក្រុងតូច
- Beau Dean Riley Smith for Bennelong (2017) (Bangarra)
- Benjamin Chapman for Behind Closed Doors (Expressions)
- Brett Chynoweth for Sleeping Beauty (The Australian Ballet)
- Camillo Ramos for La Fille mal Gardée (Queensland Ballet)
- Gabriel Comerford for Fragile Matter (Tasdance)
- Imanuel Dado for One Flat Thing, Reproduced (STRUT Dance)
- Izzac Carroll for Ocho (SDC)
- Jake McLarnon for PROPEL (Expressions Dance Company)
- Joel Bray for Biladurang (Melbourne Fringe)
- Josh Mu for Spectra (Dancenorth)
- Kevin Jackson for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (The Australian Ballet)
- Kimball Wong for construct by Tanja Liedtke (Australian Dance Theatre)
- Nelson Earl for Ocho (Sydney Dance Company)
- Patrick Weir for Mathew Bourne's Lord of the Flies (New Adventures)
- Richard Causer for Mozart Airborne (Expressions)
- Richard Cilli for One Flat Thing, Reproduced (STRUT Dance)
Outstanding Achievement in Dance on Film or New Media
- Catherine Moore & Jade Lowry for Unstilled
- Eamon Cross for Des Vu
- Mark Howett for Good Little Soldier
- Richard James Allen for Enchant
- Sophia Bender for Behind Barres
- Sue Healey for Eileen
Outstanding Achievement in Commercial Dance, Musicals or Physical Theatre
- Andrew Hallsworth for Muriel's Wedding (Sydney Theatre Company)
- Darcy Grant for BACKBONE (Gravity & Other Myths)
- Nerida Matthaei for I Just Came To Say Goodbye, (The Good Room directed by Dan Evans, Brisbane Festival & QUT)
- Nicola Gunn & Jo Lloyd for Piece for Person and Ghetto Blaster (Conceived and performed by Nicola Gunn, choreographed by Jo Lloyd)
- Michael Ralph for SELF (Backbone, Melbourne Fringe)